Charmaine Schmermund

25-6-CWS | February 21, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational fishing season for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. local time. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting […]

25-5-CWS | February 14, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, February 18, in Biloxi.   The meeting begins at 9 a.m. and will be held at the Bolton State Building in the first-floor auditorium. The meeting will broadcast live on the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ YouTube

25-4-CWS | February 7, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified two state saltwater fishing records for the month of January.   For conventional tackle, Vince Wray of Vancleave set the record for Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) with a fish weighing 15.36 ounces.   For youth conventional tackle, Zachary Broussard, 11,

25-3-CWS | January 20, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources has been moved to Friday, January 24, in Biloxi.   The meeting begins at 9 a.m. and will be held at the Bolton State Building in the first-floor auditorium. The meeting will broadcast live on the Mississippi Department of Marine

25-2-CWS | January 17, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, January 21, in Biloxi.   The meeting begins at 9 a.m. and will be held at the Bolton State Building in the first-floor auditorium. The meeting will broadcast live on the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ YouTube

24-60-CWS | December 30, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational harvest for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) will close in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m. local time on January 1, 2025.   The recreational and commercial harvest of Lane Snapper (Lutjanus synagris) will open

24-59-CWS | December 20, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) remind shrimpers that all waters north of the Intracoastal Waterway will close at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, as provided by law and the regulations of the MDMR.   All other Mississippi territorial waters legal to shrimping

24-58-CWS | December 17, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ 2025 Marine Information Calendars are now available at locations along the Coast.   The agency held a photo contest earlier this year, and those chosen are featured each month and on the cover, as well as on collage pages in the

24-57-CWS | December 13, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, Dec. 17, in Biloxi.   The meeting begins at 9 a.m. and will be held at the Bolton State Building in the first-floor auditorium. The meeting will broadcast live on the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ YouTube

24-56-CWS | December 6, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – The 2024 Mississippi Oyster Season will open for the harvest of oysters beginning at legal sunrise on December 9, 2024. The approved and conditionally approved areas are:   Area I “B” This area includes St Joe reefs Area II “A” This area includes the Pass Christian Tonging